06 Sep 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
Enactus Foothill College Visits Enactus UNIMAS

Enactus Foothill College Visits Enactus UNIMAS

Community Initiative, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation
Last week was a very exciting week for us as we welcome our fellow members from Enactus Foothill College. The reason for their visit coming down all the way from California, U.S.A is for the collaborative initiative of the ongoing eco-brick project at Wizkids Extended Care Centre and to conduct an Innovation Bootcamp with a group of students from SMJK Kuching High. The 3-day session among the students of both Enactus Foothill College and also Kuching High School shows the initiative of Enactus Foothill College to do an Innovation Bootcamp where they learn how to do critical thinking on reaching…
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06 Sep 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
Conservation key theme of WWF-M’sia’s mural project

Conservation key theme of WWF-M’sia’s mural project

Community Initiative, Farming & Agriculture, Fishing, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation
The team from WWF-Malaysia Sarawak Conservation Programme in a photo-call with their first mural project at CHMS No 3. KUCHING: Worldwide Fund For Nature (WWF)-Malaysia Sarawak Conservation Programme recently took on its first mural painting project at Chung Hua Middle School (CHMS) No 3 here to raise awareness of species conservation. The joint project, which ran from Aug 13 to 15, involved 15 WWF-Malaysia staff members and interns, local artists, as well as teachers and students CHMS No 3. The 8.5m-by-2.6m mural created features four species of hornbills – the rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), the white-crowned hornbill (Berenicornis comatus), the…
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06 Sep 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
Mobile Entrepreneurship Program 2.0

Mobile Entrepreneurship Program 2.0

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City
Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera To the second and third-year student of UNIMAS, anyone interested to join a smartphone apps development competition, you might want to register for the MOBILE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM 2.0. Plus, you will get the chance to learn about the business chances from the apps that you going to develop. Prize money awaits! Register now!                 Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/ppkunimas/photos/a.1635358063401871/2468963873374615/?type=3&theater    
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12 Aug 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
KELAB BELIA KASBA

KELAB BELIA KASBA

Community Initiative, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation
KASBA MUBARAK MINI-LEAGUE 1440H (KMML 1440H) 2ND EDITION Berpuasa di bulan Ramadan bukanlah menjadi penghalang buat belia untuk bersikap lemah dan tidak berproaktif. Puasa juga bukan alasan untuk kita tidak dapat beriadah dan bersukan. Atas tekad persebut, Kelab Belia KASBA telah kerjasama dengan Pergerakan Pemuda PBB Ranting KASBA A selaku penganjur utama untuk mengadakan Pertandingan Futsal KASBA MUBARAK MINI-LEAGUE 1440H Edisi 2 pada 24 hingga 26 Mei 2019 bertempat di Gelanggang Futsal KASBA, Kampung Semariang Batu, Petra Jaya, Kuching. Para peminat futsal sekitar bandar raya Kuching dijemput untuk bersama-sama memeriahkan acara tersebut sekali gus mengeratkan silaturrahim sesama sendiri serta dapat…
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12 Aug 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
SARAWAK SHELL LIVEWIRE PROGRAMME AWARDS FIVE WINNERS

SARAWAK SHELL LIVEWIRE PROGRAMME AWARDS FIVE WINNERS

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation
Nov 14, 2018 Winning entrepreneurs walk away with RM15,000 from Shell Malaysia and TEGAS. Kuching – Five entrepreneurs who were announced winners of the 2018 Sarawak Shell LiveWIRE programme were awarded a RM15,000 seed grant from Shell Malaysia and Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (TEGAS) Digital Innovation Hub, today. The winners were chosen after going through a series of workshops and a business model assessment competition. Alongside the seed grant, the winners were provided with mentoring and coaching support from Shell LiveWIRE facilitators for the next three years to assist them in transforming their ideas to full-fledged businesses. Now in…
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11 Aug 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
Without opening your wallet, you can raise RM1 for Greenpeace Malaysia

Without opening your wallet, you can raise RM1 for Greenpeace Malaysia

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Sabah, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation
Last straw for single-use plastics Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic currently arrive in our oceans, which is equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world. Single-use plastics, or disposable plastics, are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These items include plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles and most food packaging and they end up in our oceans and waterways. We produce roughly 300 million tons of plastic each year and half of it is disposable. Yet, world-wide only 10-13 per cent of…
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10 Aug 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
The German Tech Startup That’s Shifting Power From The Energy Conglomerates To The Consumer

The German Tech Startup That’s Shifting Power From The Energy Conglomerates To The Consumer

Community Initiative, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0, Renewable Energy, Smart City
Dr Richard Lohwasser and Dr Kyung-Hun Ha The energy industry is experiencing rapid transformation thanks to new technology and high rates of innovation, which in many cases is being driven by some visionary entrepreneurs, including Dr Richard Lohwasser and Dr Kyung-Hun Ha. The pair first met in 2015 while working for an energy company in Berlin and shared a strong belief that technology was the key to creating a great competitive advantage for both suppliers and consumers in the energy sector. Two years later, disillusioned by the corporate greed of the large energy companies, and with a desire to prove that…
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10 Aug 2019
By Charmaine Yeap Xun Fang
Roselle’s Kitchen in LAPIS Hi Tea

Roselle’s Kitchen in LAPIS Hi Tea

Community Initiative, Creative Arts & Design, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurs, Farming & Agriculture, Industry 4.0, Our Community, Sarawak, Smart City, Social Innovation
Roselle’s Kitchen was invited to demonstrate on edible colors for the Lapis Hi-Tea event at Old Court House Kuching. It was a wonderful experience for those who love Hi-Tea. Roselle's Kitchen team doing a demonstration on how to create natural red, blue and yellow color. Red color from Roselle Butterfly Pea Roselle Tea There are much health benefits to drinking roselle tea. Welcome to follow their Facebook Page: Roselle’s Kitchen and Instagram page: rosellekitchen Thanks for reading. :-) Reported by, Charmaine Yeap
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